mossy1200
30th January 2012, 17:47
I was driving home from work in Wellington (in work van) and it was later than i normally go home so I entered 6oclock traffic on Dixon St.
Ok its not the biggest jam up in the history of rush hour traffic and I suspect alot of places are worce....BUT
conditions.
A- 4 lanes all being used
B- traffic rolling and stoping max at walking pace
C- cages swaping lanes most changing because they think a lane is faster than their own some to turn into tunnel and some to go Newtown
D- cages not indicating to change
E- some doing so with no warning and at a split second decision
F- BIKE SPLITTING LANES
Now im no saint and I go to the front of line at lights etc so dont get me wrong but I do it when cages have stoped and at a speed that idd class crawling.
What i did notice was that some splitters had zero chance if a cage changed lanes on them.
Im sure most do it and most say if they change lane without indicating its their fault etc but its not going to hurt less etc.
These lane changers sure didnt look for bike they didnt indicate and they acting on a instant to do it.
Is it their fault if they collect a bike?
I kinda think if your lane splitting as in my illustration then your in the wrong.
Reason being if your sharing a lane with cage on its left hand side then are you not passing it on the left which isnt ok?
Does that rule apply if they arnt moving or only while they are?
Lets see some paint shop action with little line men etc no YouBoob links of Nob Heads doing 200 through traffic etc.
Ok its not the biggest jam up in the history of rush hour traffic and I suspect alot of places are worce....BUT
conditions.
A- 4 lanes all being used
B- traffic rolling and stoping max at walking pace
C- cages swaping lanes most changing because they think a lane is faster than their own some to turn into tunnel and some to go Newtown
D- cages not indicating to change
E- some doing so with no warning and at a split second decision
F- BIKE SPLITTING LANES
Now im no saint and I go to the front of line at lights etc so dont get me wrong but I do it when cages have stoped and at a speed that idd class crawling.
What i did notice was that some splitters had zero chance if a cage changed lanes on them.
Im sure most do it and most say if they change lane without indicating its their fault etc but its not going to hurt less etc.
These lane changers sure didnt look for bike they didnt indicate and they acting on a instant to do it.
Is it their fault if they collect a bike?
I kinda think if your lane splitting as in my illustration then your in the wrong.
Reason being if your sharing a lane with cage on its left hand side then are you not passing it on the left which isnt ok?
Does that rule apply if they arnt moving or only while they are?
Lets see some paint shop action with little line men etc no YouBoob links of Nob Heads doing 200 through traffic etc.